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Re:The US Is Winning the AI Race by yamillove on Thursday May 14, 2026 @03:46AM (#48132304)
So much that millions of people risk their lives or leave their families to come to this country. By this objective metric, it's literally the best country in the world's history.

Is there another country that comes close?

Re:The US Is Winning the AI Race by hvb2 on Thursday May 14, 2026 @04:06AM (#48132429)
Migration isn't a US problem. Europe has it too. So as a country probably not, but that's also because the US is big and has a large land border to the south.
Re:The US Is Winning the AI Race by yamillove on Friday May 15, 2026 @07:19PM (#48155189)
Immigration in Europe is different. Your immigration influx is not really the kind of force that will help push countries up. If anything, it is a drag. Of course I am generalizing highly, but for the most part you are bringing a new civilization that does not want to become European or help contribute to your growth. Some of your immigrants want to make you change your religion!

In fairness the same has happened in the US recently.

Re:The US Is Winning the AI Race by ndr42 on Thursday May 14, 2026 @05:34AM (#48133063)
The reason someone has to risk his life to get to the US could be because the US is the greatest country, at the same time you could also consider the influence that the US in its history has had on other countries so that the life of the people are miserable there.

(e.g. backing and installing dictatorships[1], contributing massively to climate change, ...)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile

Re:The US Is Winning the AI Race by khriss on Thursday May 14, 2026 @07:19AM (#48133853)
If you read my comment, I asked if Americans are happier than people in developed countries. How many million Europeans, Canadians or Australians are risking their lives to come to the US?

Sure, if you're from say, Haiti, even the US will look very attractive, but the bar is pretty low there, wouldn't you say?

Re:The US Is Winning the AI Race by manmal on Thursday May 14, 2026 @08:20AM (#48134372)
People drown in the Mediterranean every day, to live in Germany or the UK.
Re:The US Is Winning the AI Race by yamillove on Friday May 15, 2026 @07:24PM (#48155230)
If those people had a choice of a free plane ticket to Germany, UK, or US, which proportion do you think each country would get?
Re:The US Is Winning the AI Race by deterministic on Sunday May 17, 2026 @09:16PM (#48174674)
Millions of people risk their lives to move to Europe and Australia.